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These are events for the past 7 days or so..

. 1,000 Are Evacuated After Plant Blast, Fire
September 11, 2002 - 5:00 PM - Phoenix, AZ, United States
Evacuations: 1000 (Estimate.. Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Explosives
Description or Latest Development: About 1,000 people were evacuated from their north Phoenix homes Wednesday (9/11/2002) night after a nearby industrial bunker containing low-grade explosives blew up, sparking a f...
CSB Record # 2002-5966 Last Updated: 9/12/2002 - 10:14 AM
2. Chemical Explosion At University of Minnesota Injures Two, Damages Building
September 10, 2002 - 10:00 AM - Minneapolis, MN, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 2 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Tetrahydrofuran
Description or Latest Development: An explosion that injured two graduate students at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday (9/10/2002) sent water from a damaged sprinkler cascading through classrooms. At least part...
CSB Record # 2002-5967 Last Updated: 9/13/2002 - 11:30 AM
3. Two Killed In Martin Feed Mill Accident
September 10, 2002 - 8:30 AM - Martin, SD, United States
Evacuations: None Injuries: None Fatalities: 2 Chemicals: Not specified
Description or Latest Development: Two men are dead following an accident Tuesday (9/10/2002) morning at Mueller's Feed Mill in Martin. According to plant owner Fred Mueller, the accident happened at 8:30 a.m. w...
CSB Record # 2002-5964 Last Updated: 9/12/2002 - 10:01 AM
4. Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuations In Wauwatosa
September 10, 2002 - 7:30 AM - Wauwatosa, WI, United States
Evacuations: 100-300 (Estim.. Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Ammonia (anhydro..
Description or Latest Development: Three hazmat teams worked for hours Tuesday (9/10/2002) morning to contain an ammonia leak at the Kohl's Food Store's engineering and transportation building on West Burleigh in W...
CSB Record # 2002-5965 Last Updated: 9/12/2002 - 10:06 AM
5. Three Men Die After Fume Inhalation At Oil Refinery
September 10, 2002 - Aghioi Theodori, Greece
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: None Reported Fatalities: 3 Chemicals: Hydrogen sulfide
Description or Latest Development: Three members of a cleaning party working at an oil refinery near Corinth died early yesterday (9/10/2002) after inhaling deadly fumes in a reactor, prompting labor unions and lef...
CSB Record # 2002-5961 Last Updated: 9/12/2002 - 10:09 AM
6. Two Men Injured In Propane Explosion
September 10, 2002 - Green Bay, WI, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 2 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Propane
Description or Latest Development: Two men were seriously hurt Tuesday (9/10/2002) after propane exploded while they were filling lift truck tanks at Georgia Pacific’s West Mill, 1919 S. Broadway. The tanks were...
CSB Record # 2002-5962 Last Updated: 9/11/2002 - 10:03 AM
7. Blast Rips Grain Elevator
September 9, 2002 - 11:20 AM - Woolstock, IA, United States
Evacuations: Yes - Number U.. Injuries: 3 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Not specified
Description or Latest Development: A dust-fueled explosion at the Farmers Co-op near downtown Woolstock sent two fireballs down the shaft of a grain elevator Monday (9/9/2002), severely burning one man and trappin...
CSB Record # 2002-5963 Last Updated: 9/11/2002 - 10:18 AM
8. Officials Still Monitoring Nearby Canal Following Tank Explosion at Alabama Plant
September 9, 2002 - 1:00 AM - Theodore, AL, United States
Evacuations: None Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Acetone / Cumene..
Description or Latest Development: Federal health experts say area residents have little to fear concerning their safety after multiple explosions from a chemical fire rocked the Theodore area early Monday (9/9...
CSB Record # 2002-5953 Last Updated: 9/11/2002 - 10:33 AM
9. Hydrogen Leak Causes Explosion at Florida Power Plant
September 9, 2002 - Indiantown, FL, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Hydrogen
Description or Latest Development: Vapors from a leaking hydrogen tank exploded in a fireball at Florida Power & Light Co.'s Indiantown plant Monday (9/9/2002) afternoon, starting a blaze that was quickly contained....
CSB Record # 2002-5959 Last Updated: 9/10/2002 - 10:13 AM
10. Ammonia Leak From Meatpacking Plant Spurs Evacuations
September 8, 2002 - 8:00 PM - Columbus Junction, IA, United States
Evacuations: 125 (Estimate) Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Ammonia (anhydro..
Description or Latest Development: The IBP meatpacking plant at Columbus Junction was evacuated and roads in the area were blocked off after anhydrous ammonia leaked from the plant Sunday (9/8/2002) evening. A ma...
CSB Record # 2002-5960 Last Updated: 9/10/2002 - 10:17 AM
11. Blast Leads To Town's Evacuation
September 5, 2002 - 1:00 PM - Battle Creek, IA, United States
Evacuations: Yes - Number U.. Injuries: 1 (Estimate) Fatalities: None Chemicals: Propane
Description or Latest Development: Many of Battle Creek's 743 residents were evacuated Thursday (9/5/2002) after an explosion and fire at a propane distributor sent up a huge cloud of black smoke. At least one pers...
CSB Record # 2002-5957 Last Updated: 9/9/2002 - 1:42 PM
12. Hormel Plant Blast's Cause Determined
September 5, 2002 - Austin, MN, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 5 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Not specified
Description or Latest Development: Dust explosions lead to the largest explosion at the Hormel plant Sept. 5 , according to state fire marshall Tom Brace. Brace said the events started about 12:30 a.m. Thursday by ...
CSB Record # 2002-5949 Last Updated: 9/9/2002 - 11:41 AM
13. Two Killed, 18 Injured In Explosion At Indian Chemical Plant
September 5, 2002 - Vadodara, India
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 18 Fatalities: 2 Chemicals: Monochloro acid ..
Description or Latest Development: Two persons were killed and 18 others injured, three of them seriously, in an explosion in the chlorine filling plant of Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (GACL), following le...
CSB Record # 2002-5954 Last Updated: 9/9/2002 - 1:31 PM
14. Chemical Spill Probed At Pollution Control Plant
September 4, 2002 - 11:00 PM - Utica, NY, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Sodium bisulfate..
Description or Latest Development: An investigation continues into a 700-gallon chemical spill late Wednesday (9/4/2002) inside one of the buildings at the Oneida County Water Pollution Control Plant, officials said...
CSB Record # 2002-5955 Last Updated: 9/9/2002 - 1:36 PM
15. Explosion At Refrigeration Warehouse Shakes Nearby Buildings, Injures 2
September 4, 2002 - 7:00 PM - Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Evacuations: Yes - Number U.. Injuries: 2 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Ammonia (anhydro..
Description or Latest Development: Two people suffered minor injuries and traffic along Penn and Liberty avenues was redirected for several hours after an explosion at a Wholey's warehouse in the Strip District yester...
CSB Record # 2002-5951 Last Updated: 9/6/2002 - 9:56 AM
16. Fumes Sicken Driver
September 4, 2002 - 9:00 AM - Hilltown, PA, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 1 Fatalities: None Chemicals: Chlorine
Description or Latest Development: Odors from a trash truck became a little too overwhelming for a garbage hauler Wednesday (9/4/2002) morning. An unidentified garbage truck driver was taken to Doylestown Hospital ...
CSB Record # 2002-5958 Last Updated: 9/9/2002 - 1:44 PM
17. Council Staff In Hospital After Chemical Spillage
September 4, 2002 - Aberdeen, Scotland
Evacuations: Yes - Number U.. Injuries: 21 (Estimate) Fatalities: None Chemicals: Not specified
Description or Latest Development: Twenty-one workers at the headquarters of Aberdeenshire Council were taken to hospital yesterday (9/5/2002), suffering from nausea and headaches, after being affected by fumes foll...
CSB Record # 2002-5950 Last Updated: 9/5/2002 - 11:19 AM
18. Georgia Industrial Fire Contained Quickly
September 3, 2002 - 3:00 PM - Cartersville, GA, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: None Fatalities: None Chemicals: Not specified
Description or Latest Development: There was plenty of smoke but little damage from a fire Tuesday (9/3/2002) at Chemical Products Corp. on Old Mill Road in Cartersville. The fire was contained 45 minutes after ...
CSB Record # 2002-5948 Last Updated: 9/4/2002 - 11:34 AM
19. Worker Killed In Explosion At Houston Waste Processing Plant
September 3, 2002 - 8:45 AM - Houston, TX, United States
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: 1 Fatalities: 1 Chemicals: Cooking grease/o..
Description or Latest Development: An employee at a grease processing plant was killed Tuesday (9/3/2002) when a two-story tank he was trying to cool exploded, sending him soaring into the next block. Richar...
CSB Record # 2002-5947 Last Updated: 9/4/2002 - 11:32 AM
20. Gas Leak in China Kills 33 Miners
September 3, 2002 - Loudi, China, Peoples Republic of
Evacuations: None Reported Injuries: None Reported Fatalities: 33 (Estimate) Chemicals: Coal gas
Description or Latest Development: A gas leak killed at least 33 miners in a central China coal mine on Tuesday (9/3/2002), officials said. Another seven miners who were underground during the accident were still ...
CSB Record # 2002-5942 Last Updated: 9/3/2002 - 1:31 PM